Hydrologic Assessment Of The Big Cypress National Preserve

Excerpt from Hydrologic Assessment of the Big Cypress National Preserve: A Water Resources Analysis for the General Management Plan (Gmp) And Minerals Management Plan (Mmp) Water is an important resource that must be considered in any planning process. Knowing where it comes from, where it goes, how much there is, and how it varies both in the short term and in the long term is necessary for intelligent decision-making. Equally important are its intimate relationships with all other physical components in the plan ning base and the underlying policy guidelines related to its utiliza tion and/or protection. The question of utilization versus protection. Within the Big Cypress was determined in 1974 with the establishment of the Big Cypress National Preserve (public Law 93-440) to ensure time preservation, conservation, and protection of the natural, scenic, hydrologic, floral, faunal, and recreational values of the Big Cypress watershed, and to provide for the enhancement of public enjoyment thereof. However, the enabling legislation. Also provides for the continuation cu? Certain land-use activities such as oil, gas, and minerals exploration and extraction, and public access for hunting and use of off-road vehicles. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Environmental Assessment: Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida; May 1980 The Big Cypress watershed is in southwest Florida in Collier, northern Monroe, and western Dade counties. The -acre preserve contains about three-eighths of this watershed, and it extends from the northern Everglades National Park boundary to seven miles north of Florida 84 (see South Florida Region map). About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The purpose of the General Management Plan/Final Environmental Impact Statement for Big Cypress National Preserve is to guide visitor use, natural and cultural resource management, and general development within the original boundary of the preserve for the next 10 to 15 years. Important resources, management issues, and alternative strategies to address the issues are presented, along with the potential environmental consequences of implementing those alternatives. (These topics will be addressed for the 146, 000 acres added to the preserve in 1988 in a later addendum to the general management plan.)

Excerpt from Water Resources Management Plan: Big Cypress National Preserve; May 1996 The importance of the Big Cypress Swamp watershed transcends its simple hydrologic values. The creation of the Big Cypress National Preserve in this watershed marked a turning point in natural systems management. Alarmed at the rapid destruction of the south Florida wetlands and catalyzed by the massive drainage accompanying the Golden Gate development in the west and the Dade Jetport in the east, the State of Florida adopted the Big Cypress Conservation Act of 1973. For the first time in south Florida, a large area was protected for its strategically-located ecosystems rather than simply as an isolated visually-attractive landscape. The following year, part of the area came under Federal jurisdiction when Congress adopted Public Law 93-440 establishing the Big Cypress National Preserve which states that the purpose of the Preserve is assure the preservation, conservation, and protection of the natural, scenic, hydrologic, flora and faunal, and recreational values of the Big Cypress Implicit in this enabling legislation is an acknowledgment of the water resources in every aspect of the Preserve's function. Water from this area drains slowly southwestward to the Gulf of Mexico through the estuarine environment of Everglades National Park Although Everglades National Park is not specifically mentioned in the legislation, it is widely acknowledged that it was a concern for the Park that led to the establishment of the Preserve. This original section of the Preserve encompassed approximately acres (see Figure 2) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.